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Following the death of architect Art Gensler at the age of 85, we look at eight key projects by his firm Gensler, from shops for brands such as Gap and Apple to a supertall skyscraper in Shanghai. More
Our latest lookbook takes a look at interiors that have been filled with printed wallpaper to create playful, colourful spaces and bring a sense of joy to the rooms they’re in. More
For our latest lookbook, we have selected 12 spa-like bathrooms created by architects and designers to relax and unwind in. More
For our latest lookbook, we’ve rounded up ten outdoor seating areas that incorporate stylish fireplaces and roaring fire pits to warm yourself on chilly spring evenings. More
As New York prepares to legalise recreational marijuana, we’ve rounded up five of the most enticing retail spaces created by interior designers for cannabis dispensaries and CBD shops in the USA and Canada. More
Home offices don’t have to look like work offices. For this lookbook, we’ve rounded up eleven remote workspaces that don’t compromise on style. More
For this interior design lookbook we’ve chosen 10 stylish kids’ bedrooms featuring bunk beds, raised beds and whimsical cloud-shaped lights.This is the latest roundup in our Dezeen Lookbooks series providing visual inspiration for the home. Previous articles in the series feature inspiring outdoor living spaces, calming green kitchens, and living rooms with beautiful statement shelving.
Adorable House, Japan, by Form
Skylights funnel daylight into this family residence in Tokyo, which has a main living space along with a bedroom on its first floor. Its pared-back children’s room features white walls and simple wooden furniture.
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A Room for Two, London, UK, by Studio Ben Allen
An elaborate plywood structure built inside one of the rooms of this flat in London’s Barbican Estate turns it into a bedroom for two children.
Designed by Studio Ben Allen the structure contains two beds and a desk as well as playful archways, steps and a fold-down desk.
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Fahouse, Quebec, Canada, by Jean Verville
Canadian architect Jean Verville designed this holiday home on a gently sloping site in a hemlock forest in southeastern Quebec. At the back of the home, the children’s bedroom is located in the pointed roof space.
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100.60 Apartment, Bilbao, Spain, by Azab
As part of the refurbishment of this apartment in Bilbao, architecture studio Azab created a pair of triangular-shaped children’s bedrooms underneath the sloping roof.
Both bedrooms have beds that can be rolled away to create more space for playing and are fronted with corrugated plastic walls.
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The Mantelpiece Loft, Stockholm, Sweden, Note Design Studio
Stockholm-based Note Design Studio reconfigured this loft apartment so that the parents and both children could have their own room.
The children’s bedrooms are on mezzanine levels and include inbuilt wardrobes and a bed painted in blush pink.
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Room for One More, London, UK, by Studio Ben Allen
Studio Ben Allen updated this apartment in the Barbican Estate by reconfiguring it to include a child’s bedroom – a feature that lends the project its name of Room For One More.
The bedroom has a raised teal bed that is accessed by a short flight of stairs, which can be pushed in to form a small desk. A chunky armchair upholstered in grass-green fabric sits beneath the practical bed.
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House for a Photographer, France, by Alireza Razavi
Paris architect Alireza Razavi designed this summer house in Brittany for a photographer.
A mezzanine level added to the attic room contains beds for two children and is connected by a ladder to the children’s play area below.
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House-within-a-House, London, UK, by Alma-nac
Architecture studio Alma-nac has extended a 1950s property in Brockley, south London, to create a contemporary family home.
Its second floor contains three bedrooms beneath the peak of the roof, including one for a child, which the studio describes as having “cathedral-like proportions”.
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Budge Over Dover, Sydney, Australia, by YSG
Interior design studio YSG has revamped a house in Sydney using terracotta brick, aged brass and aubergine-hued plaster.
The children’s bedroom has lighter tones with sky-blue walls and whimsical cloud-shaped lamps hanging from the ceiling.
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Tel Aviv apartment, Israel, by Toledano Architects
This apartment in Tel Aviv has a plywood cabin located in its children’s bedroom.
Toledano Architects designed the space, which is laid out like a playground and filled with objects that promote creativity, to be a nook for the home’s youngest residents to escape to.
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This is the latest in our series of lookbooks providing curated visual inspiration from Dezeen’s image archive. For more inspiration see previous lookbooks showcasing peaceful bedrooms, calm living rooms and colourful kitchens.
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Norman Foster’s lofty dining room and the tactile living space of Faye Toogood are among the home interiors revealed in author Sam Lubell’s new book, Life Meets Art.Life Meets Art was curated by Lubell to “reveal a new side” to over 200 of the world’s best-loved creatives by offering a glimpse inside their private spaces.
The homes of both notable and lesser-known architects, designers, musicians, poets and artists from across six different centuries and more than thirty countries are also shown – many for the first time.
Top: Richard Neutra’s former home features in the book. Above: Life Meets Art by Sam Lubell
“It started with the people, the world’s most talented, interesting, original, and in some cases strange artists, architects, writers, musicians, and more,” Lubell told Dezeen.
“We knew we wanted to reveal a new side to these creatives, but we also wanted a lot of surprises, people and places that people might not have heard of.”
“All the spaces are reflections of their owners”
According to Lubell, one of the most significant discoveries in the book is how “all the spaces are reflections of their owners”.
“There’s this phenomenal feedback loop between a creative person and their living space,” he explained.
John Pawson offers a look inside his minimalist home and studio
“Their experience inspires their art, which inspires their home, which inspires their art, which inspires their experience, and so on,” he continued.
“Every square inch is fueled with a creative vision that manifests in entirely different ways. We learn how they’ve shaped their homes, and how their homes have shaped them. It’s almost like peeking inside someone’s body.”
“The homes of designers have most influence on residential design trends”
Lubell believes Life Meets Art also encapsulates the extent of the influence that architects and designers have had on residential interiors.
According to Lubell, this “trend rolls through history”, and is evident in homes ranging all the way from Charles Moore postmodernist dwelling in Texas to the minimalist London residence of John Pawson.
“I think the homes of architects and designers had the most influence on residential design trends,” Lubell explained.
“This makes sense because that’s their speciality, and in many cases, their homes were opportunities to experiment with and advocate for entirely new design philosophies.”
Read on for Dezeen’s pick of 10 designer homes in the book:
La Voile, France
One of the most notable contemporary architects to feature in the book is Pritzker Prize-winning architect Foster, with his La Voile residence that he created within a 1950s tower on the French Riviera.
The building was carved out to create an open, futuristic interior, with a series of balconies overlooking a white-walled dining room and a living room at its heart.
Toogood/Gibberd Residence, UK
Toogood’s minimalist home, which she shares with Modern House co-founder Matt Gibberd, is located in a 1960s house in London by Swiss architect Walter Segal.
In her living room, pale bricks are used as a tactile backdrop to a number of pared-back furnishings that range from her own pill-shaped coffee table to playful geometric tapestries.
Cabin at Longbranch, USA
American architect Jim Olsen created this stilted woodland house for himself at the age of 18 and remodelled it several times since.
The dwelling is characterised by its exposed-wood framework and large windows, captured here in this seating area, which is designed to retain focus on the home’s natural surroundings.
Rainbow Penthouse, UK
The vibrant and colourful home of Zandra Rhodes, aptly named Rainbow Penthouse, is an embodiment of the fashion designer’s trademark style.
Located on top of London’s Fashion and Textile Museum, which she also owns, the penthouse apartment is filled with colour-blocked surfaces and adorned with her personal art collection.
Finn Juhls Hus, Denmark
Modernist furniture and artwork fill every space of Finn Juhl’s former home in Ordrup. This includes the living room, photographed above, within which his Chieftan lounge chair takes centre stage.
In the book, Lubell describes the dwelling as a “perfect example of how Juhl weighed interior design and architecture equally”.
Moore/Andersson Compound, USA
The final home of late Charles Moore, which he created for himself was in Texas, perfectly captures the bold postmodernist style for which he is best known.
Life Meets Art spotlights the dwelling’s main living area, which is crammed full with decorative pilasters, a collection of toys, colourful ceramics and statues of kachina dolls.
Villa E-1027, France
Furniture is the focus throughout Villa E-1027, the former clifftop home of modernist designer Eileen Gray that is now open to the public in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin.
Life Meets Art homes in on its main living room, which features her the iconic Bibendium chair and the glass and steel E-1027 side table.
Rashid Residence, USA
This gallery-like kitchen and dining room forms part of industrial designer Karim Rashid’s four-bedroom townhouse in Manhattan.
White walls and floors form a backdrop to bright finishes that range from a luminous lime-hued backsplash to a multi-coloured carpet that echoes Rashid’s joyful approach to design.
Juan O’Gorman House-Studio, Mexico
Located just outside Mexico City is the home of the late architect, painter and muralist Juan O’Gorman, which he built for himself in 1933. It is positioned close to La Casa Azul, the dwelling he created for Diego Riviera and Frida Kahlo.
Today it is owned by artist Paulina Parlange, who has teamed its bright, light-filled finishes with an eclectic mix of furnishings, murals and patterned textiles.
Neutra VDFL Research House, USA
Large glazed walls that frame views of a neighbouring reservoir line the Neutra VDFL Research House – the former home of modernist architect Richard Neutra.
Lubell selected the dwelling for the book in recognition of its innovative, mid-century design, which he describes as “strikingly ahead of its time”.
Photography is courtesy of Phaidon.
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